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5439500 
Journal Article 
Ceramic Membrane Treatment of Petrochemical Wastewater 
Lahiere, RJ; Goodboy, KP 
1993 
Yes 
Environmental Progress
ISSN: 0278-4491
EISSN: 1547-5921 
12 
2 
86 
English 
WOS:A1993LC17100004 
Ceramic membrane technology was applied to the treatment of three petrochemical plant waste streams. Precipitated heavy-metal solids were filtered with ceramic alumina microfiltration membranes at a vinyl chloride monomer plant. The ceramic membrane pilot system also successfully treated emulsions of 1,2-dichloroethane, water, and solids. After pretreatment with ferric chloride and hydrochloric acid, membrane-filtration treatment of a linear alkylbenzene oily wastewater stream yielded water with less than 5 ppm of oil and grease. 
Environment Abstracts; HEAVY METALS; PETROCHEMICAL PLANTS